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The Continued Rise of the Robotics Industry Over the Next Decade

Due to rising labor costs and labor shortages, coupled with the surge in e-commerce and logistics demands, the mobile robotics market is rapidly expanding. IDTechEx's forecast indicates that the annual market size for mobile robotics in logistics and delivery is set to approach US$150 billion, marked by a robust double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next two decades.

Meltio

Meltio is a Spanish manufacturer of low-cost wire DED (directed energy deposition) printers. IDTechEx caught up with Meltio at Formnext 2023 to hear about its new products and progress.

Wiferion: Wireless Charging for Industrial Electric Vehicles

Wiferion develops and provides contactless inductive wireless energy systems intended for industrial and mobile robotics applications. IDTechEx spoke to Mr Matthieu Ebert, Vice President of Wiferion North America, to learn more about Wiferion's technology, ahead of their official launch of the subsidiary in Chicago.

Visual Components

Visual Components is a factory and automation simulation software provider. IDTechEx talked with them at Robotics and Automation 2022.

Industrial Robots versus Collaborative Robots

Innovation roadmap for the report 'Collaborative Robots (Cobots) 2023-2043: Technologies, Players & Markets'.

NEURA Robotics: Cognitive Collaborative Robots with AI

NEURA Robotics is a relatively new company, founded in 2019 and now consisting of 140 people based in Germany. IDTechEx had an interview with NEURA Robotics at Automatica 2022 in Munich, Germany. The company suggested that its huge stand at Automatica was a debut for its cobot and autonomous vehicle technology.

Harmonic Drive SE — Mechanical Parts for Automation Devices

Harmonic Drive were established based on the invention of the strain wave gear by Walton Musser in 1955. Originally designed for space applications, the unique characteristics of this gear principle — including zero backlash, compactness, and high reduction in one stage — quickly gained acceptance in other industries and made the company rapidly expand.

AIRSKIN

AIRSKIN is an Austria-based company specializing in pressure-sensor-based skin pads for collision detection.

OnRobot A/S

IDTechEx spoke to OnRobot at the event Robotics and Automation 2021. OnRobot - headquartered in Odense, Denmark - is an end-effector tooling producer for a range of robots, and now has about 200 employees.

Moi Composites

Moi Composites is a start-up company that work on continuous fiber 3D printing with a thermoset resin. A company update based on a questionnaire response with IDTechEx assessment is shown below.

MX3D

MX3D are a large-scale metal 3D printing company specializing in wire arc additive manufacturing. IDTechEx spoke with Gijs van der Velden (CEO).

Robots Provide Surgeons With Superhuman Stability and Precision

Robotic systems are increasingly being used to facilitate and optimise the positioning of instruments and tools during surgery. These systems simplify operating room workflows.

Uniti Electric Car

Uniti One: An affordable, three-seat, 100% electric city car for shared ownership.